Confection display device



July 5, 1932. LOGAN 1,866,]. 17

CONFECTION DISPLAY DEVICE Filed March 28, 1931 Patented July 5, 1932 UNITED STATES J HENRY H. LOGAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS CONFECTION DISPLAY DEVICE Application filed March 28, 1931.. Serial No. 525,929.

The present invention relates to confection display devices and is particularly concerned with devices for displaying confections which may simulate the'appearance of building materials such as brick and mortar.

One of the objects of the invention is the provision of a novel confection display device which is'adapted to increase the sales of confections.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an improved confection display device'which will appeal to young and old alike and which will attract the attention of purchasers. l

Another object is the provision of an improved confection display device of the class described which is collapsible so vthat the devices may be conveniently folded and shipped and kept in stock by confectioners in a minimum of space.

Another objectis the provision of an improved article which is adapted to be used as place cards or favors at banquets or other festive occasions where builders, masons, contractors or material men may be present.

Another object is the provision of an improved confection display device which is simple, economical, novel in appearance and construction, and capable of enhancing the sales value of confection ata minimum addition in cost.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description and from the accompanying drawing, in which similar characters of reference indicate similar parts throughout the several views. 7

Referring to the drawing,

Fig. 1 is a view in perspective of one of the preferred embodiments of my confection display device.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view of a modification displaying a different kind of conv fection. v

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the hod in collapsible position.

The present display device may be made of card board or paper having the requisite amountof stiffness, tin, or any sheet'material capable of being used for the same purpose.

, with a tab 20 which is joined to the end fold v The device is preferably constructed of relatively stiif paper or card board and preferably includes a miniature hod indicated in its entirety by the numeral 10 in, Fig. 1, and aminiature hod supporting de- 65 vice 1l. The hod may be formed of a blank having the shape shown in Fig.3, in which a blank of paper having the requisite stiffness v is provided with a crease or fold 12 extend-. inglongitudinally down the middle of the blank and separating the blank into a pair of folds 13 and 14 which are adapted to serve as the sides of the hod. The right ends of the sides 13 and 14 are curvedat 15, 16 to simulate a hod of roundshape at the open end, although the square shape may be utilized if desired. I

The opposite end of one of the folds such as the fold 13 may carry an additional fold. 17 which is jpined to the fold 13 along the line 18, and which is adaptedto serve as the end of the hod; The end'of the hod preferably carries an attaching flange 19 provided 17 along the line 21. The fold 14 may be 5 provided with a pair of slots 22, 23'adapted to receive the tab 20 and secure the parts ofthe hod in the position of Fig. 1, but if desired the tab 20 may be eliminated-and the flange 19. sec'ured'directly to fold 14 by a metallic clip '30 of the type shown at 24, 25 in Fig. 1.

The handle 26 comprises a pair of folds 27, 28 formed by folding a stripflongitudinally upon itself along a line 29 midway between theedges of the strip and the strip is preferably split along the line 29 to the point 30, thereby forming two forked ends 31 for-the handle. The ends 31 ofthe handle maybe secured by metallic clips 32'to the sides 13, 14 of the hod and when itis desired to col-' lapse the hod the'body'of the handle 26 may be folded down against either of the ends 31 and against the side 13 or 14' as shown in Fig. 3.

The hodblank shown in Fig. 3'may be formed into the hod-of Fig.1 by folding the 7 sides 13 and 14 along theline 12 and bringing them into the position shown in Fig.1jwith the flap 19 on the insidejof the fold 14: The tab 20 should be passed outthrou'gh the'slot 22 and in the solt 23 thereby holding the hod in assembled position.

The hod may be filled With a plurality of blocks 33 of confection, the blocks being red in color like ordinary bricks or taking variegated colors which areemployed in the various bricks used in building operations. If desired the briclts may all be" of one color or of different colors to produce predetermined designs, but the blocks 33 preferably have proportions which are mesa-ma ns .latetheappearanceofasupply ofJmorta-r. In

this case the; confection may take the same color as ordinary building; mortar, but since bm'lding rnoI-tans-are now supplied; in all colors it will be evident that this confection may be putu pin attractive form in any color. so

The; supporting device 111: for the hod preferably comprises acollapsi'bler-meniber made of sheet material such as? stifi paper: or card board corn-pris'i-lga pair of. plies or folds 36, 37' which may be secured together by metallic clips- 24,25 to form a relatively bold-y eX- vertically provi-ded witlr a cutout 38 at its upper end. of angular shape form-ing aforked end of proper shapeto en gage the sides 13 and 114. off the: hod. The

lower ends of thep'liies 36, 37 of sheet material my be made widertonnake a widerandmore stablebase, andmay be. folded: along the 12' nes 39,, 4.0 into! a plane transverse to.- the body of the holding; device lit, thereby providing the btrsefllapsll, 4:21 The body 48-- is preferably formed with cut-outs lroppositely locatedon the oppoa'te sides of the body 43 sothat the bodyof ply and'vice. versaa 'Izheflaps iowhiehare bent out over the cut-outs 44;. are

7 provided with lower; edges 46- adapted. to

engage the base. flanges 41. and- 22,, and to maintainthelbodiy 43 inavertical. position.

It will thus be observed that both the supfollded. or collapsed; into compactform for: shipment and storage, audit-he display of stiif paper or cardboard although tin or othersheet metals' rnay bev used. for more expensive embodiments of the invention.

The supporting device 11' may be; located beneath. the hod-l0 with the forked: end en- Substantially midway between. theends of pended claims.

the hod and the handle 26 extending vertically along the side of the supporting device 11 and engaging the body thereof. The candy thus displayed presents a very attractive and appealing form for promoting sales or for use as place cards, particularly When used. by people. engaged in the building trades, and: the use of the present device also lends itself readily to the use of attractive sales slogans.

Wh'ile'I have -fflustrated and described a specific embodiment of my invention, many modificationsmay be made Without departing" fromfthe spirit of the invention and I do not wish to be limited to the precise details set. forth butidesir'e to, avail myself of. all! changes Within the. scope of the-ap- Having. thus described my inventiomwhat I. claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentof the United- States is:

1.; In a confection display device the com- .bination of. a base comprising oppositely extending flat portions of sheetmaterial, a standard carried. by said base, and. comprisingian upwardly extending part of sheet material at night angles to saidbase, said standard having a V-sha-ped end with." edge portions extending at an angle toeaeheother,

ahod comprising; a pair of sides of. sheet material disposed at the same angle to each other. as said V-sh-aped end, whereby said hod will -substantial-ly fit the end of. said standard, an additional portionof said material connecting thesides otsai-dhod and closingone endthereofi and; a handle connected to the 'lower surface of said. sides, and extending downward into engagement with saidstandamd, said: hod. being. proportioned to dispose the major portion. of the weight on-.-thesame side of? said standard and to support the? hod in stable position on saidstandardi 2. A collapsible display device for confecti-on "comprising a blank of? sheet" matehnlein the-ply 36 is covered bythe remaining rial having-a. pair of. foldsadapted to serve as the-sidesrof a hod and-a third fold carried by the endofoneof said first mentioned folds to serve as the end ofthe: hod, means by said first mentioned; folds. porting device and the. hod are capable of I 3WA. collapsibledisplaydevice for con-fee tion comprising a blank of sheet material he having a. pair of folds adapted toserve-a'sthe devicemay bervery'economically constructed sides of ahod and: a? third. fold carried by the end of one of said first mentioned folds to serve: astheend. of-the hod; means for secun ing said folds together to form a miniature both? andfa -foldable handle; carried by said first mentioned; folds.- comprising; a strip of "sheet niaterial folded 'upondtself: longitudinallyo i t e Strip; and-split longitudinally,

one of each of the folds thereof being secured to the sides of said hod.

4. A collapsible confection display device comprising a piece of sheet material having av pair of plies secured together to form the body of a miniature hod supporting device, said body being formed with a fork at its upper end and said plies being bent into a plane transverse to the body of said device at the opposite end and extending in opposite directions to form a base for the same.

5. A collapsible confection display device comprising a piece of sheet material having a pair of plies secured together to form the body of a miniature hod supporting device, said body being formed with a fork at its upper end and said plies being bent into a plane transverse to thebody of said device at the opposite end and extending in opposite directions to form a base for the same, said body and base being provided with a pair of cut-out flanges adapted to be bent up to a,

position transverse to said body and base to support said body in a vertical position with respect to said base. 7

6. A confection display device comprising a collapsible hod adapted to receive a predetermined amount of confection, said hod having a pair of angularly disposed sides and an end piece joining said sides, a bifurcated handle engaging the angularly disposed sides and adiapted to be folded against either of said s1 es. 7

7. A supporting device for a confection display comprising a collapsible hod supporter 

